frontline workers – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 OPSEU increasing paid sick days for employees during pandemic https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/opseu-increasing-paid-sick-days-for-employees-during-pandemic/ Thu, 06 May 2021 19:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=99881 The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is giving its staff more paid sick days until the end of the coronavirus pandemic or for the duration of respective collective agreements. The OPSEU is extending its annual paid sick leave from seven to 10 days and will give all of its temporary workers 10 fully paid sick […]

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]]> Volkswagen giving frontline workers in Germany €1,000 bonuses during coronavirus crisis https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-other/volkswagen-giving-frontline-workers-in-germany-e1000-bonuses-amid-pandemic/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:01:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=98663 In recognition of its employees’ efforts during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Volkswagen and Germany’s largest industrial union have agreed on a 23-month wage deal that provides a €1,000-euro bonus (approximately $1,501.37 in Canadian dollars), as well as a 2.3 per cent wage increase that will take effect in January 2022. The deal covers 120,000 workers at […]

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]]> Sobeys reinstating ‘hero pay’ for employees amid third wave of pandemic https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-other/sobeys-reinstating-hero-pay-for-employees-amid-third-wave-of-pandemic/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=98326 Sobeys Inc. is reinstating a lockdown bonus for employees in areas with renewed stay-at-home orders, said a statement by the grocery retailer, which also noted the pay bump is “the right thing to do.” “When regions and cities enter government-mandated lockdowns that close all non-essential retail, we continue to live up to our commitments and […]

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